Chef David Higgs has been rather busy of late. The cookbook author, My Kitchen Rules presenter, and chef and co-owner of Marble and Saint might be opening another hot new restaurant in Jozi.

Chef David Higgs. Photo supplied.

The chef took to Instagram on 19 March to tease his followers with a photo of a painting by Japanese artist Hiroomi Ito hinting that he and his business partners Gary Kyriacou and Irene Kyriacou are working on a a new project. “@marble_sa @saint_jhb @?????? #whatsnext,” reads the post.

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@marble_sa @saint_jhb @?????? #whatsnext @garykyriacou

A post shared by David Higgs (@davidhiggschef) on Mar 19, 2019 at 3:48am PDT

What does the post mean? While David, who is known for cryptic Instagram clues, isn’t spilling anything just yet, Gary has also shared the same post on his Instagram feed, which has us thinking: could a Japanese-inspired restaurant by David Higgs be on the cards for Jozi?

Stay tuned to Eat Out for further developments.